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From April 15 to 18, 2025, masterclasses were held at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory by an international guest expert—saxophonist and professor at the Conservatorio Superior De Música De Vigo, Rafael Yebra (Spain).

On March 24–28, 2025, Sanzhar Baiterekov, a lecturer at the Musicology and Composition Department at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, conducted a master class and lecture at the invitation of the leadership of the Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Music (HKBU Academy of Music).

From April 7 to 11, 2025, saxophonist, Head of the Wind Instruments, Percussion, and Accordion Department at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław (Poland) Ryszard Żołędziewski, visited the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory as part of the Erasmus+ program.

In April 2025, the Student Symphony Orchestra of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory will take part in the fourth season of the Middle East Classical Music Academy (MECMA), which will once again be held in Dubai, UAE. For this young ensemble, participation in the Academy represents a unique opportunity to showcase their artistry on an international stage and to receive training from globally renowned figures in the field of classical music.

From April 7 to 11, 2025, the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory hosted lectures, workshops, and academic events as part of the Erasmus+ program, featuring guest professors from a partner university – the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia: Peter Martinček and Marián Zavarský.

From April 7 to 10, 2025, as part of the collaboration with the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław (Poland) and the Erasmus+ program, lectures and workshops will be held by visiting scholar Ryszard Żołędziewski (Poland).

The International Programs and Cooperation Department of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, based on the Regulations on the Organization and Implementation of Academic Mobility of students, teachers and administrative staff of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, announces a competition among first- and second-year students to participate in the academic mobility program at the expense of the republican budget. The training will take place during the first semester of the 2025–2026 academic year at partner universities - the L. V. Sobinov Saratov State Conservatory (Saratov, Russia), the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) and the Academy of Music of Hong Kong Baptist University (Hong Kong, China). The Conservatory pays for the student's flight, 120 days of accommodation and medical insurance. At the same time, the scholarship is saved if the student has successfully completed the session.

On March 16, 2025, second-year students of the Department of Choral Conducting at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, Aiym Iskakova and Riza Zhumagaliyeva, arrived at the Vysoká škola múzických umení v Bratislave (Slovakia), to participate in an academic mobility program.

On April 9 and 10, 2025, workshops will be held in the conference hall by visiting scholars from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (Slovakia), a partner university, as part of the Erasmus+ program.